(1.) HEARD the learned Counsel for the petitioner and Shri Pradeep Kumar and the learned standing Counsel for the respondents.
(2.) THE petitioner has challenged the impugned advertisement dated 16-5-2003 published in daily News Paper "times of India", contained in Annexure-2 to the writ petition and the order dated 9-2-2002, contained in Annexure-9 to the writ petition. THE petitioner has also prayed for a mandamus directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to complete the project for which the petitioner-company has been selected and MOU has been signed.